Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 4

Vajra Air Defence Brigade under the aegis of Vajra Corps of the Indian Army organised a special welfare meet for widows of veterans besides dedicating Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Hospital for veterans in Jagraon.The ECHS Hospital was inaugurated by Anupvir Kaur, zonal president, Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA). The hospital will benefit more than 6,000 veterans in Jagraon.The veterans were satisfied to have all facilities such as the Canteen Store Department (CSD), Defence Pension Distributing Office (DPDO) and ECHS Hospital in one complex.It was a big welfare step taken to ease the day-to-day difficulties of the veterans of the area.In the run-up of the special welfare meet, an extensive outreach drive was undertaken, wherein special teams contacted widows of the veterans of Ludhiana district and resolved issues related to OROP, pension anomalies, healthcare, arrears of 6th Pay Commission and recruitment of their wards.A medical camp for widows was also organised and specialists of ENT, eye, gynecology and orthopaedics, among others, attended to the health problems of the veterans’ widows.On the occasion, Anupvir Kaur distributed wheel chairs, hearing aids, special walking aids, adjustable walking aids, ECHS and CSD cards to the entitled veterans’ widows.